Open House Picks
Windsor Terrace 18 Sherman Street Warren Lewis, Listing 5826 Sunday 2:30-4:30 $1,895,000 GMAP P*Shark Prospect Heights 532 Carlton Avenue Corcoran Sunday 12-2 $1,575,000 GMAP P*Shark Windsor Terrace 203A Windsor Place Douglas Elliman Sunday 3-5 $1,125,000 GMAP P*Shark Bedford Stuyvesant 352 Halsey Street Twyford Real Estate Sunday 12-2 $765,000 GMAP P*Shark
Windsor Terrace
18 Sherman Street
Warren Lewis, Listing 5826
Sunday 2:30-4:30
$1,895,000
GMAP P*Shark
Prospect Heights
532 Carlton Avenue
Corcoran
Sunday 12-2
$1,575,000
GMAP P*Shark
Windsor Terrace
203A Windsor Place
Douglas Elliman
Sunday 3-5
$1,125,000
GMAP P*Shark
Bedford Stuyvesant
352 Halsey Street
Twyford Real Estate
Sunday 12-2
$765,000
GMAP P*Shark
Joey La Penna is right.
352 Halsey was on the market last summer with an asking price of $625,000. Not sure what it sold for in the end, but it was less than a year ago so $750 sounds decent, especially for a house of this size… especially considering the condition of the house.
The positive side of it is that the house seemed to be *extremely* well maintained by the long-time owners (they had been living there for something like 20 years) unlike many of the houses in the neighborhood, which tend to have suffered from poor maitenence and often have chronic (and expensive) problems.
Also it still has some nice details (ie: parquet floors, etc.), however it lacks the grand stuff seen in the older houses in the neighborhood (plaster medallions, etc.) and has lower cielings than the brownstones in Bed Stuy.
Joey La Penna’s decription of “brownstone” is totally inaccurate though. It’s actually a brick facade.
Compared to 360 Halsey, which was on the market at the same time and had a much higher asking price and was quite a dump (pardon my subjectiveness), 352 Halsey was nicely kept although a bit modest in size.
It would make a good starter home for a small family, but I wouldn’t want to live there with tenants. It would be a bit too cramped.
The combination of the fantastic condition the house was kept in and the trends in the Bed Stuy market do justify the price increase.
I have the same question also….what does gentrification have to do with it??? Bed-Stuy has some very beautiful brownstones and is part of the brownstone belt and certainly do not forget Bushwick….not that many but there is a strip of beautiful brownstone on Linden Street or Place between Broadway and Bushwick Ave. check it out!
“not everyone would include crown heights and bed stuy in this list as these are newly gentrifying, but the housing stock is predominantly brownstone.”
6:24 AM, the poster at 1:39 AM asked for a definition of “Brownstone Brooklyn” with “brownstone” being the operative word. What does gentrification have to do with anything?
brownstone bklyn includes bklyn heights, cobble hill, carroll gardens, boerum hill, fort greene, clinton hill, prospect heights, park slope, bed stuy, crown heights and perhaps parts of windsor terrace and prospect lefferts gardens (as not all blocks in these last 2 are classic brown or limestones).
not everyone would include crown heights and bed stuy in this list as these are newly gentrifying, but the housing stock is predominantly brownstone.
Can someone tell me what neighborhoods constitute “brownstone Brooklyn” or exist in the “brownstone belt”?
Re: the brownstone vs. limestone debate, I must cite Edith Wharton, who once called brownstone “the ugliest stone ever quarried.” My personal preference is for brick in case anyone was wondering.
Hey Brownstoner, thanks so much for posting my listing in Bed Stuy as one of your Open Houses of the week. As a Brooklyn real estate agent & resident myself, (I live next door to the Broken Angel) I’m always on your site. I was actually doing some last minute research, seeing what Brownstoner had to say about Bedford Stuyvesant and then noticed my listing on your home page. I was pleasantly surprised to say the least.
In response to some of the comments, the brownstone has NOT been on the market for the last 6 months. A different owner who has recently decided to sell purchased it last summer. This weekend is the first open house. It’s a great brownstone, with good rental income, original details, and a fantastic garden, with space enough to sit down and enjoy your morning cup of coffee!
Please feel free to stop on by or call for an appointment.
Joey La Penna
I agree with 2:10 AM. I’m considering the Slope but I have two young children; 11 and 13 years of age. Where do I send them to school? After 321 there are no legitimate options in Park Slope after the 6th grade. As a result, I’m taking a serious look at Midwood which has excellent middle and secondary schools. IMHO, I don’t understand the fixation with 321. You would think that it was K thru 12. Park Slope parents who paid a handsome premium to be in the 321 school zone will end up paying an even heavier and more costly premium when it’s time for their children to attend middle and secondary school. Yes, 321 Park Slope might be great for young children but there are simply no options beyond the 6th grade.
There is an OPEN HOUSE at a terrific Crown Heights brownstone – – but it is for a rental apartment. Lovely pix and all the info here:
http://www.nycdweller.blogspot.com/